diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11mouse.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11mouse.c
index beb694178d..0938de99f8 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11mouse.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11mouse.c
@@ -317,8 +317,19 @@ static void WarpMouseInternal(Window xwindow, const int x, const int y)
 {
     SDL_VideoData *videodata = (SDL_VideoData *)SDL_GetVideoDevice()->driverdata;
     Display *display = videodata->display;
-#ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XINPUT2
+    SDL_Mouse *mouse = SDL_GetMouse();
     int deviceid = 0;
+    SDL_bool warp_hack = SDL_FALSE;
+
+    /* XWayland will only warp the cursor if it is hidden, so this workaround is required. */
+    if (videodata->is_xwayland && mouse && mouse->cursor_shown) {
+        warp_hack = SDL_TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if (warp_hack) {
+        X11_ShowCursor(NULL);
+    }
+#ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XINPUT2
     if (X11_Xinput2IsInitialized()) {
         /* It seems XIWarpPointer() doesn't work correctly on multi-head setups:
          * https://developer.blender.org/rB165caafb99c6846e53d11c4e966990aaffc06cea
@@ -335,6 +346,10 @@ static void WarpMouseInternal(Window xwindow, const int x, const int y)
     {
         X11_XWarpPointer(display, None, xwindow, 0, 0, 0, 0, x, y);
     }
+
+    if (warp_hack) {
+        X11_ShowCursor(SDL_GetCursor());
+    }
     X11_XSync(display, False);
     videodata->global_mouse_changed = SDL_TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c
index a9d7abe95d..6a543c186c 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ static int X11_SafetyNetErrHandler(Display *d, XErrorEvent *e)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static SDL_bool X11_IsXWayland(Display *d)
+{
+    int opcode, event, error;
+    return X11_XQueryExtension(d, "XWAYLAND", &opcode, &event, &error) == True;
+}
+
 static SDL_VideoDevice *X11_CreateDevice(void)
 {
     SDL_VideoDevice *device;
@@ -322,6 +328,8 @@ static SDL_VideoDevice *X11_CreateDevice(void)
     device->Vulkan_CreateSurface = X11_Vulkan_CreateSurface;
 #endif
 
+    data->is_xwayland = X11_IsXWayland(x11_display);
+
     return device;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h
index 07cb01e348..a12a34b968 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ typedef struct SDL_VideoData
     SDL_bool is_steam_deck;
     SDL_bool steam_keyboard_open;
 
+    SDL_bool is_xwayland;
+
 } SDL_VideoData;
 
 extern SDL_bool X11_UseDirectColorVisuals(void);